Gisele Bundchen and her professional jiu-jitsu partner Joaquim Valente are expecting their first child together.
The supermodel, 44, is already mother to son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, from her marriage to NFL star ex Tom Brady, but for Valente, 35, it will be his first foray into fatherhood.
Valente had seemed ready to become a father for a while and had already embraced Bundchen’s existing offspring.
In a photo shared to Instagram in September, the martial arts expert can be seen paddle boarding with Benjamin.
According to TMZValente also spent Father’s Day with Bundchen’s two children.
Gisele Bundchen and Joaquim Valente are expecting their first child together and there are signs that Valente has been ready to be a father for a long time
The jiu-jitsu instructor is pictured paddleboarding with Bundchen’s son Benjamin
Brady had already spent time with the kids earlier in the week to celebrate Father’s Day.
The NFL star couldn’t join them on the actual vacation due to a broadcast commitment, so they spent the day paddleboarding in Miami with their mom and Valente.
Back in February, Okay magazine reported that both Benjamin and Vivian “really like” Valente.
‘It’s so difficult with divorce, but the children now know that they are together. They really love Joaquim,” a source told the outlet.
“They kept things quiet, but lately there’s been more PDAs; they enjoy being affectionate with each other in public.”
Bundchen and Brady, who split in 2022, are amicable and have embraced co-parenting.
Despite the Vogue model being quick to date Valente, the relationship doesn’t appear to have affected the co-parenting dynamic between Bundchen and her ex.
Valente has also shown his willingness to hug the children of Bundchen’s close friends, including Ivanka Trump, who took her sons Joseph and Theodore to one of Valente’s jiu-jitsu classes in Miami earlier this year.
The supermodel, 44, has been dating Valente, 35, since June 2023, shortly after her divorce from Brady, and this will be her third child and his first.
The supermodel, 44, is already mother to son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, from her marriage to NFL star ex Tom Brady
A source close to the star told People: “Gisele and Joaquim are happy with this new chapter in their lives and they look forward to creating a peaceful and loving environment for the whole family.”
Bundchen was pictured covering her stomach in a loose sweater on Oct. 23. She appeared to have a slight bump and was holding her handbag in front of her stomach.
She also noticeably didn’t walk in the revamped Victoria’s Secret fashion show on October 15, despite being one of the brand’s iconic angels.
The pregnancy joy comes two years after Gisele and Tom split after thirteen years of marriage.
Joaquim, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, owns a jiu-jitsu studio in Miami with his brothers Pedro and Gui Valente.
They started dating in June 2023, after first meeting in December 2021, when she sought jiu-jitsu training for her son and subsequently decided to take classes as well.
In July, rumors surfaced that Joaquim and Bundchen may have called things off due to investigation into Tom Brady’s Netflix roast — though they later confirmed their romance was still very much going.
An insider revealed to InTouch Weekly at the time that the “spotlight was too much” for Joaquim.
“Joaquim is an ordinary guy,” the source added. “He’s not used to all the attention he was getting.”
During the Netflix special The Roast of Tom Brady, several jokes were made that were at the expense of the relationship between Gisele and Joaquim – which the martial arts teacher did not take lightly.
“Joaquim became part of the joke,” the insider said. ‘People even started asking him if he was the reason for their divorce. He hated that.’
At one point, comedian Nikki Glaser joked, “How bad would it be for Tom… omg, knowing your ex-wife’s new boyfriend can beat you while he eats hers.”
